TY - GEN
T1 - Clustering and classification of music by interval categories
AU - Honingh, Aline
AU - Bod, Rens
PY - 2011/6/30
Y1 - 2011/6/30
N2 - We present a novel approach to clustering and classification of music, based on the concept of interval categories. Six interval categories exist, each with its own musical character. A piece of music can be represented by six numbers, reflecting the percentages of occurrences of each interval category. A piece of music can, in this way, be visualized as a point in a six dimensional space. The three most significant dimensions are chosen from these six. Using this approach, a successful visual clustering of music is possible for 1) composers through various musical time periods, and 2) the three periods of Beethoven, which illustrates the use of our approach on both a general and a specific level. Furthermore, we will see that automatic classification between tonal and atonal music can be achieved.
AB - We present a novel approach to clustering and classification of music, based on the concept of interval categories. Six interval categories exist, each with its own musical character. A piece of music can be represented by six numbers, reflecting the percentages of occurrences of each interval category. A piece of music can, in this way, be visualized as a point in a six dimensional space. The three most significant dimensions are chosen from these six. Using this approach, a successful visual clustering of music is possible for 1) composers through various musical time periods, and 2) the three periods of Beethoven, which illustrates the use of our approach on both a general and a specific level. Furthermore, we will see that automatic classification between tonal and atonal music can be achieved.
KW - Classification
KW - Clustering
KW - Interval Category
KW - Pitch-class Set
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-21590-2_30
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-21590-2_30
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79959599992
SN - 9783642215896
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 346
EP - 349
BT - Mathematics and Computation in Music - Third International Conference, MCM 2011, Proceedings
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Mathematics and Computation in Music, MCM 2011
Y2 - 15 June 2011 through 17 June 2011
ER -